Ahmad Pejman describes his latest recording, "Memories
of Tomrrow" (Tehran, Hermes
Records. Sampletracks),
as a
"sad picture of our complicated modern life." He adds, "I
tried to express
the
conflict
between love
and hate, war
and peace, and good and evil with a simple and continuous melodic
theme while sudden changes occur during the whole work."

The album is inspired by Pejman's soundtracks for
Bahman Farmanara's recent films, Smell of Camphor and Fragrance
of Jasmin and House
on the Water, as well as Hassan Haghighi's Journey to
Tomorrow.

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Born
in 1937 (Lar, Iran), Pejman took violin lessons with Heshmat
Sanjari
and
theory
of composition
with
Hossein Nasehi.
He continued
his studies in composition with Alfred Uhl, Thomas Christian David & Hans
Jelineck in Vienna Conservatory of Music.

Pejman later attended
the Columbia
University in New York City and studied with Buelant Arel, Vladimir
Usachevsky and Jack Beesen
Pejman's first compositions were pieces for Saba Chamber Orchestra
(under
the direction of Hossein Dehlavi).

Pejman has composed music
for numerous films, including Baran (Majid Majidi), Prince
Ehtejab (Bahman
Farmanara), Tall shadow of Wind (Bahman Farmanara), Blue
Scarf (Rakhshan
Bani-Etemad), as well
as
The Warriors of Tangestan and Samak Ayyar TV
series. Original music for The Crossroads of Civilizations,
produced
by Sir
David Frost, is also among his works.

Some of his essential compositions are Rhapsody
for Symphony Orchestra (performed by the
Vienna Radio Symphony
Orchestra), Sonata for Viola & Piano (published by
Doblinger Publishing
Co.), Parsian Overture, Nonet (a piece for chamber orchestra
commissioned by
the soloists of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra) and The
Light (ballet
in two acts, performed by the soloists of Berlin Ballet Company).

Others include Rustic
Festival (opera in one act written for the inauguration
of the Rudaki Hall), The Hero of Sahand (opera in two
acts), Samandar (musical
theatre), Seven
Hurdles of Rostam (electronic music combined with live instruments),
Hemasseh (performed by the London National Philharmonics,
conducted by the
composer), Ayyaran (ballet music for Persian instruments,
performed by
Faramarz Payvar's Ensemble), and Tribute to Khorramshahr (cantata
for solo,
choir and orchestra). -- Hermes
Records